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Selected Poems of Thomas Merton (New Directions Paperbooks) by Thomas Merton (Literaturhistoriker, Mönch) is a work of literary fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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xvii, 140 pages 18 cm "This enlarged edition of Selected Poems by Father Merton are for the most part lyrical and devotional, but the group of poems from Emblems shows the poet's increasing engagement with life outside the monastery and his strong concern for modern social issues. This volume offers a more representative sampling of the work of a prominent Catholic poet and one of the most vital American poets of the 20th century." Lent in a year of war -- The flight into Egypt -- Song for Our Lady of Cobre -- The night train -- Saint Jason -- The messenger -- The regret -- Aubade: Lake Erie -- Poe, "Watching among the -- " -- For my brother: Reported missing in action, 1943 -- The winter's night -- In memory of the Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca -- The Trappist abbey: Matins -- Evening -- Ariadne at the labyrinth -- St. Agnes: a responsory -- Song from Crossportion's pastoral -- The man in the wind -- Ariadne -- Tropics -- Ash Wednesday -- Crusoe -- April -- The Greek women -- Calypso's island -- The Ohio River -- Louisville -- The house of Caiphas -- Aubade: Harlem -- Dirge for a town in France -- Aubade: the city -- The peril -- Advent -- Carol -- The Candlemas procession --

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Author
Thomas Merton (Literaturhistoriker, Mönch)
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation
Published
1970
Language
EN
ISBN
9780811201001
Category
work of literary fiction
Subjects
Literary Fiction, Fiction, Poetry
Rating
4.19 / 5 (80 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-13

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